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Indonesia:Earthquake:2003/05/27

Duration	2003/05/27	At 2.23 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2003, a strong earthquake, estimated magnitude 6.4, hit Indonesia. 1 person were killed.
Country or District	Indonesia
Name	Earthquake

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2003/05/27
Dead: 1 person	Totally destroyed: 20 houses Damaged: 28 houses

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Report/Articles BBC news 2003/05/27 A three-year-old child was killed in the quake, which hit the island of Morotai in North Maluku. Reuters Alertnet 2003/05/27 Earthquake hits Indonesia's Mollucas, one killed

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